That could never happen ..... oh wait

Firstly I think this is terrible for the Bulls fans, players and staff and I genuinely feel sorry for them. Having said that I won't be pledging/donating any money towards supporting their current owners who have allowed this to happen. They should be accountable for this and I think begging the "rugby league family" for money to cover up their failings is disgusting.

They can blame whoever they want but it looks to me like they attempted to buy their way back into the top 4 by throwing money away and now they are hoping that their own fans and the wider RL community will give them that money back to survive...but for how long?

The other thing that I don't like about this whole situation is the way in which everybody has been taken in by it. Where were the "RL family" fundraisers when Wakefield were on the verge of collapse last year? Nowhere because the likes of Wakefield and Castleford are considered expendable by many. There will have been Bradford fans happy in the knowledge that they were safe and thinking "They should have got their stadium sorted, stuff them" and now look where they find themselves.

Jamie Peacock said on Twitter yesterday "A SL without the Bulls is not an option" - didn't see him campaigning for Cas or Wakey during the last round of franchises. In fact just 2 years ago he was calling for a reduction in teams in Super League. Presumably Castleford, Wakefield, Widnes and Salford would have been an option for the chop in order to get the 10 teams he wanted to compete.

Again, I genuinely feel bad for the Bulls fans and the people involved with the club who have had no part in this situation but if they are able to save the club with donations I sincerely hope that it doesn't simply happen again months or years down the line.

Some people might be avoiding picking over the bones of Bradford, given that they haven't actually died yet? I certainly am, given how vocal I was when Huddersfield did it to us last year.

Even so - I think you'll find that if any players are sold, the monied clubs will get their pick first, given that they can afford to buy out contracts and fit them into their elastic salary cap, thus avoiding the bunfight that will occur should a fire sale eventually happen.

I feel sorry for the genuine Bulls fans I really do don't know how I'd feel if it was Cas but if they go round with buckets at our match on friday I won't be putting anything in.Not so long ago we had a few of their fans saying we and Wakey should be kicked out of super league as we bring nothing to the competition and now here they are begging us for money. Sorry but I for one don't think if the boot was on the other foot they'd bother about us,after all we're only a small town club. I really hope they survive.

The bottom line for me is that the Bulls are not a charity, they are a business that have gotten themselves into this situation one way or another. I support their bid for survival but not at the expensive of bailing out those people who have allowed it to happen.

I am amazed that they have been able to raise so much money.

They havent raised a penny yet , its all pledges, when (if) they reach the figure, then the hard work starts , getting all those pledges honoured.
Thats for the first £500,000, what happens at the end of the month when they need the same again ??

I think this is just prolonging the agony and Hoods just laughing at their loyal supporters.

Good luck Bradford , youre gonna need it .